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22
Mar
2014

Spinal Cord Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Responsive Cells in an Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) Model of Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Implications in Myelin Repair

Research in Immunology: An International Journal
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that destroys central nervous system (CNS) myelin. Although, the exact pathophysiology of MS is unknown, it is associated with CNS infiltration of T-cells and monocytes, which subsequently activate phagocytic cells that directly damage myelin.  Brain-derived neurotrophic…
22
Mar
2014

Homogeneous Catalytic Transesterification of Renewable Azadirachta indica (Neem) Oil and Its Derivatives to Biodiesel Fuel via Acid/Alkaline Esterification Processes

International Journal of Renewable Energy & Biofuels
In this work biodiesel was prepared from the crude non-edible oil from the seeds of the neem tree (Azardirachta indica)using a two-step reaction systems such as acid and alkaline esterification with short chain alcohol like methanol and its physical and chemical properties  of synthesized biodiesel…
21
Mar
2014

The Effects of Adult Day Programs on the Quality of Life of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pilot Study

JMED Research
Little research has been conducted on examining the relationship between caring interventions such as adult day programs (ADPs) and the quality of life (QOL) of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. Our study objective was to investigate the merits of attending ADPs on the QOL of these…
21
Mar
2014

Erythrocyte Agglutination in a Child with Neuroblastoma

International Journal of Case Reports in Medicine
Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children. Here we present a 4-year-old boy diagnosed with neuroblastoma, showing erythrocyte agglutination on blood smear six days after intensive chemotherapy. Total blood count showed a significant discrepancy between hemoglobin and hematocrit values.  Mean corpuscular hemoglobin…
21
Mar
2014

Radiographic Evaluation of Impacted Third Molars and Their Complications in a Group of Iranian Population

Journal of Research and Practice in Dentistry
Background and aim: An impacted tooth is a tooth that did not grow on its expected time because of an incorrect position or lack of space. The impacted third molar is the most common impacted tooth. In the present study, the presence of the impacted…
21
Mar
2014

Self-assessed Dental Status of the First Year Students of Health Related Faculties of a University in Turkey

Journal of Research and Practice in Dentistry
The objectives of this study are to determine the self-assessed oral health status and behavior of entrants educating in health related faculties of a university, Ankara, Turkey. There were currently four faculties namely Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Health Sciences in Hacettepe University with 964 first…
21
Mar
2014

The Subcutis Ultrasound Map of Type 1 Diabetic Children Improves the Diagnosis of Local Dystrophies and Insulin Injection Technique

Pediatrics Research International Journal
The motivation of this article is to diagnose local insulin related dystrophies and their dynamic with an ultrasound (US) subcutis (SC) map, by comparison with clinical data. To improve insulin injection technique by identifying the real cutis/subcutis thickness (CST). We have enrolled 53 type 1 diabetic…
21
Mar
2014

Selling the Cloud to Smaller Business Organisations

Journal of Cloud Computing
We examine the problems faced by an IT Sector SME in planning the migration of existing Web Applications to the Cloud. Potential performance evaluation proved sufficiently complex, costly and imprecise as to result in postponement or cancellation of the migration, and plans for a more…
14
Mar
2014

Effect of Flask Types, Post-pressing Times and Base Regions on the Adaptation of Complete Dentures

Journal of Research and Practice in Dentistry
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of flask types, post-pressing times and base regions on the base adaptation of maxillary and mandibular complete dentures. Denture bases were waxed in stone casts and randomly divided into six groups (n=10), according to conventional and double flasks…
11
Mar
2014

Alcaligenes Xylosoxidans Infections in Children Five Cases in Different Sites ( In Press)

Pediatrics Research International Journal
Alcaligenes xylosoxidans, formerly known as Achromobacter xylosoxidans is a nonfermenting gram-negative rod, that is increasingly been identified as a pathogen in the last decade. Nowadays the name commonly accepted for correct taxonomy is Achromobacter xylosoxidans1 . It has been isolated from several aqueous environmental sources,…